“I want to complain about the government spending too much money. I think it's bad for young people and the future. My friend tried to fix it with an amendment. Can my other friend also say why he thinks the government's budget is bad for everyone?”
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“The government spends too much. More spending is bad. It takes money away from other things people want, like health care or lower taxes or housing. I thought this government would be different. But it's just like the old one.”
“This budget is no good. The government spends too much money and doesn't fix things. Jobs are leaving Canada. Young people won't have chances. More people will need EI because the government is making everything worse.”
“I'm filling time by asking if everyone agrees he can split his time.”
“I agree with my friend that the government keeps hiding things. Liberals are holding secret meetings to keep Canadians in the dark. I want my friend to say more bad things about this.”
“I want to look good by saying I listen to Quebec. But really I just want to talk about my riding's problems instead. The government should spend money to fix the crisis in my community.”